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Romney Energy Plan: Hot Cow Manure on Planet’s Open Wounds
We are left with this chilling conclusion: Mitt Romney is willing to risk the lives of billions of people, and a climate that could end modern civilization, so that …
Open Letter to the Anti-War Movement
The upcoming anniversary of the invasion of Afghanistan is a crucial time for activists to reflect on the urgent need for an anti-war movement that is committed to opposing …
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Ask Your Mama
“I got a question.” I didn’t see him—or the other kid with him—approaching. In their teens, I’d guess. My back was turned to them. I was interviewing a lady …
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We All Got Schooled When Chicago’s Teachers Struck
Last week at a meeting packed with parents who wanted to support the Chicago Teacher’s Union (CTU) during their strike, a Chicago Public Schools (CPS) teacher who had been …
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A Must-Read Book That Exposes the Impact of Big Food, Big Ag and Big Pharma on Our Lives
Born with a Junk Food Deficiency is a thoroughly researched and documented exposu00e9 of what Big Food, Big Ag, and Big Pharma are doing to us, to animals, and …
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New Law Will Make Birth Control Easier to Access in California
Assembly Bill 2348 grants registered nurses, certified nurse-midwives and physicians' assistants the power to dispense birth control.
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The Dirty Business of Cleaning Cars
The movement to unionize carwash employees in Los Angeles arrives in New York.
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The 1% and the 47%
If the rich want to know why they bear such a large share of the nation's income tax burden to pay for so-called big government these days, they should …
Election Countdown 2012: Occupy Demands an Expansion of the Commons, and More
This week in the Election Countdown, Occupy demands an expansion of the commons in New York; a hardline student group in Montreal is now turning to free education as …
CEOs and the Pay-‘Em-or-Lose-‘Em Myth
A new study suggests the argument that C.E.O.'s will leave if they aren't compensated well, perhaps even lavishly, is bogus.